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Pitheci
(gcide) | Pitheci \Pi*the"ci\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pi`qhkos an ape.]
(Zool.)
A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys.
Sometimes used in the sense of Primates.
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dryopithecine
(encz) | dryopithecine, n: |
australopithecine
(gcide) | australopithecine \australopithecine\ n.
1. any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal
primates of the genus Australopithecus; they existed
from 1 to 4 million years ago.
[WordNet 1.5]australopithecine \australopithecine\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to the genus Australopithecus.
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Cercopithecidae
(gcide) | Cercopithecidae \Cercopithecidae\ n.
a natural family of Old World monkeys including the guenon,
baboon, colobus monkey, langur, macaque, mandrill, mangabey,
patas, and proboscis monkey.
Syn: family Cercopithecidae.
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Phobetron pithecium
(gcide) | Hag \Hag\ (h[a^]g), n. [OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS.
h[ae]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan.
hex, Sw. h[aum]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the
same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood
woman, wild woman. [root]12.]
1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.]
"[Silenus] that old hag." --Golding.
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2. An ugly old woman. --Dryden.
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3. A fury; a she-monster. --Crashaw.
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4. (Zool.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine
glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial
mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill
openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotreta.
Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and
sleepmarken.
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5. (Zool.) The hagdon or shearwater.
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6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a
man's hair. --Blount.
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Hag moth (Zool.), a moth (Phobetron pithecium), the larva
of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit
trees.
Hag's tooth (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of
matting or pointing.
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Pithecia chiropotes
(gcide) | Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from
the native name.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the
genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail
which is not prehensile.
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Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed
(Pithecia leucocephala), and the red-backed, or
hand-drinking, saki (Pithecia chiropotes), are among
the best-known.
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Pithecia leucocephala
(gcide) | Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from
the native name.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the
genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail
which is not prehensile.
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Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed
(Pithecia leucocephala), and the red-backed, or
hand-drinking, saki (Pithecia chiropotes), are among
the best-known.
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Pithecia melanocephala
(gcide) | Cacajao \Ca*ca*j[~a]o"\, n. [Pg.] (Zool)
A South American short-tailed monkey ({Pithecia
melanocephala} syn. Brachyurus melanocephala). [Written
also cacajo.]
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Pithecia monachus
(gcide) | Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr.
mo`nos alone. Cf. Monachism.]
1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of
the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a
religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and
bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and
poverty. "A monk out of his cloister." --Chaucer.
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Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in
the substantial vows of religion; but in other
respects monks and regulars differ; for that
regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so
strict a rule of life as monks are. --Ayliffe.
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2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused
by the ink not being properly distributed. It is
distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a
deficiency of ink.
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3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the
powder hose or train of a mine.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also
applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.
(b) The European bullfinch.
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Monk bat (Zool.), a South American and West Indian bat
(Molossus nasutus); -- so called because the males live
in communities by themselves.
Monk bird(Zool.), the friar bird.
Monk seal (Zool.), a species of seal ({Monachus
albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean
Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.
Monk's rhubarb (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called
patience (Rumex Patientia).
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Pithecia satanas
(gcide) | Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from
the native name.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the
genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail
which is not prehensile.
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Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed
(Pithecia leucocephala), and the red-backed, or
hand-drinking, saki (Pithecia chiropotes), are among
the best-known.
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australopithecine
(wn) | australopithecine
adj 1: of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
n 1: any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with
relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from
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cercopithecidae
(wn) | Cercopithecidae
n 1: Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur;
macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey [syn:
Cercopithecidae, family Cercopithecidae] |
dryopithecine
(wn) | dryopithecine
n 1: considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and
humans |
family cercopithecidae
(wn) | family Cercopithecidae
n 1: Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur;
macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey [syn:
Cercopithecidae, family Cercopithecidae] |
genus pithecia
(wn) | genus Pithecia
n 1: sakis [syn: Pithecia, genus Pithecia] |
pithecia
(wn) | Pithecia
n 1: sakis [syn: Pithecia, genus Pithecia] |
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